Brother of alleged Sydney drug lord is shot in the legs in brazen daylight attack
- Imran Baluch in hospital after being shot in the legs
- He is the brother of alleged drug importer Mostafa Baluch
- Imran was not involved in the alleged drug syndicate
The brother of accused drug-kingpin Mostafa Baluch has been shot in the legs.
Imran Baluch, 26, admitted himself to hospital just before noon on Thursday with bullet wounds.
He is yet to be interviewed by police about the circumstances of the shooting and who pulled the trigger. Detectives are now investigating.
‘Shortly after 11.35am a 26-year-old man presented himself to Westmead hospital suffering gunshot wounds,’ police said in a statement.
‘He was admitted to hospital for treatment where he remains in a stable condition.’
The brother of alleged large-scale drug importer Mostafa Baluch (pictured) has been admitted to hospital after being shot in the legs
Mostafa (pictured centre) being escorted back to NSW in November last year
A photo released by police shows Baluch dressed in a T-shirt and shorts sitting on the side of the road moments after his dramatic arrest (pictured) when he was found in a Mercedes inside a shipping container
His brother Mostafa sparked one of Australia’s biggest police searches last year.
Police allege Baluch was involved in an organised crime syndicate that conspired to import and distribute three tonnes of cocaine, potentially worth an estimated $900 million.
He was allegedly found hiding in the back of a luxury car inside a shipping container on the back of a truck at the Queensland-NSW border in November.
His dramatic arrest was the culmination of a weeks-long search after he allegedly cut off an ankle monitor and went on the run.
With help from US authorities, 1770 kilograms of cocaine was seized from vessels off the coast of Colombia in October 2020 and Ecuador in April 2021.
Five men have been charged so far over their alleged involvement in the syndicate.
His brother is not involved in the alleged importation or charged with any offence.
Mostafa Baluch (pictured being escorted back to NSW in November) to face drug importation charges
